Take Time to Work ‘ON’ the Business

I read the eMyth by Michael Gerber many years ago when my husband and I owned a construction company. One of my favorite quotes by Michael is, “Most entrepreneurs fail because they are working IN the business not ON the business.”When I first began to study Michael’s...

5 Reasons to Hold Off-site Meetings [or to get out of your office]

When I think of when I am most productive in any given month – it’s the hours I spend on the bus heading to see my Boston clients. I have a two + hour commute each way. I kill it every time. I get more done in those five hours a month than I get done two full...

No More Vanilla Marketing

I work with business owners all the time who have no idea what to say when someone asks them what they do. They give the ‘vanilla’ answer. The same thing happens when we go to talk about their key messaging and marketing [i.e. pitch, marketing materials, website...

25 Business Growth Tips

I have been writing and posting business growth tips on social media for years. Here is a list of some of my favorites over the past year. These are in no particular order. Take good care of your champions, your stars. Don’t forget the ones who help you do what...

Top 10 Fears Business Owners Face and How to Overcome Them

Everyone is better than I am. [AKA I am not enough] Most of the business owners I work with who share this fear with me are BRILLIANT – they really are. Yet they feel inadequate, less than. These are lies. As business owners we compare our truth, our inside...